'Portillo's Secret History of Britain' presents a compelling and wonderfully evocative history of Britain through the stories of its 'lost' or abandoned buildings. Using a combination of his own investigations and archive research, plus memories and quotations from the contributors he interviewed for the series, Michael will explain what the buildings were used for and by whom, why they were abandoned, and what they can tell us about our past.

Looks at a variety of castles and describes how they were built and for what purposes.

Stonehenge, the Tower of London, York Minster, Longleat all familiar, all among England's most visited places. But what about the wonderful Roman villa at Lullingstone in Kent? Or Manchester Town Hall, with its Victorian murals? In 'Hidden Treasures of England' Michael McNay pays tribute to England's less well-known gems.

Each page of this title profiles one building and looks at its history, its builders and the impact the style had on its contemporaries. Along the bottom is a timeline showing other buildings constructed at that time and how they reflected the growth of the societies that built them.

As with the BBC television series, 'A House Through Time' offers readers not only the tools to explore the histories of their own homes, but also a vividly readable history of the British city, the forces of industry, disease, mass transportation, crime and class. The rises and falls, the shifts in the fortunes of neighbourhoods and whole cities are here, tracing the often surprising journey one single house can take from elegant dwelling in a fashionable...

Builders & Craftsmen is written for children doing Key Stage 2 and examines the political, economic, technological, scientific, social and religious aspects of this ancient civilization from an archaeological perspective.

Make, build, paint, glue, shape and craft your way to a gorgeous and unique garden with Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell's amazing book. It contains 25 easy-to-make projects that will not only inspire your creativity but encourage you to spend more time in the garden all year round.

As the nation's oldest serving detectives, we know more about London than almost anyone. After all, we've been walking its streets and impulsively arresting its citizens for decades. Who better to take you through its less savoury side? We'll be chatting about odd buildings, odder characters, lost venues, forgotten disasters, confusing routes, dubious gossip, illicit pleasures and hidden pubs. We'll be making all sorts of odd connections and showing...

Using an impressive range of source materials, including literary memoirs, the transcripts of burglary trials and upholsterer's ledgers, Amanda Vickery provides a detailed insight to home life in Georgian England for a wide cross section of the society.